Also scoring in double figures for the Ducks (4-1) was Olu Ashaolu with 13 points off the bench in the team's fourth straight victory.

The Miners (1-4) were paced by Michael Perez with 18 points in 27 minutes off the bench, followed by John Bohannon with 13 and nine rebounds in the squad's third consecutive setback.

UTEP led by four points early in the first half, but the team was lucky to be tied at the break, 23-23, after shooting only 3-of-9 at the free-throw line and missing all three opportunities behind the three-point line in the frame.

The Miners erupted for 59.3 percent accuracy from the floor in the second half, but Oregon's incredible 6-of-7 effort out on the perimeter in the period served to push the hosts to the five-point win.

The Ducks turned the ball over 15 times, but they made up for it with 8-of-18 shooting from three-point range and a 16-6 scoring advantage at the charity stripe.